Job Summary

The main objective of the Summer Collections Assistant position is to assist with conducting an artifact inventory of the Benares Outbuildings and storage areas. This requires physically checking each artifact, creating new barcode labels, taking photographs as needed, and updating our PastPerfect database. As well, 75-100 condition reports on random artifacts from the collection will be created and entered into our database. The final objective would be to research appraisal values and conservation treatments for selected artifacts.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Collections Coordinator, the Summer Collections Assistant will: